We just finished a BUSY week. The fun started on Monday night when my sister and her 5 kids came from California. We hung out on Tuesday and introduced the cousins and Benji to the “Kong Cone” at Maceys – a whole lot of soft serve ice cream for cheap – None of them finished.

Wednesday was SEVEN PEAKS WATER PARK!! We haven’t been since Benji was little and I was sure that it would be more work than fun since I have 3 little kids that don’t know how to swim and a big pregnant belly and I can’t go on any slides. But my sister was going and my sister in law came down from Ogden with her kids so I was in, and I was planning on coming home whenever Cali threw a big fit and decided that we were all done.

Sun Screen on and ready to go

Snack Break

The boys wanted to wear life jackets and that helped a lot.

We stayed in 4 places all day - kid areas, lazy river and the wave pool.

We didn’t leave until after 5pm!! My kids loved it. The weather was perfect. They got ‘brave’ after lunch and actually did the baby slides. We didn’t do any of the other slides but they loved all of the little kid stuff. I would definitely go back. We came home exhausted and waited for Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Liz and 4 more cousins to show up from California.

THURSDAY, FRIDAY, and SATURDAY were the Reunion Days! We headed to a cabin in Fruitland, UT just passed Strawberry. Grandma and Grandpa Johnson were there and their 3 girls and spouses and then as many of us Grandkids that could make it with spouses and kids. There were 45 of us there by the end. We ate and ate and played and hiked, swam, and played games and enjoyed being with family. Grandma and Grandpa seemed to enjoy having everyone around so it was a success.

Ready to go to the Cabin...

The kids and I getting settled in our room.

Our 10 minute hike to 'Big Rock'

Carter, Maddy, Lilly, and Packer on the hike

Benji made it to 'Big Rock'

Time for Bed

Trying to get Cali to smile and get off of moms lap

these girls are all super close in age

Dinner Time! we ate way to well

Grandpa tending Elly and Cali while we went to the creek.

The Cabin had a playground! Benji and Grandpa.

Grandma and Packer!

Cali pushing Ella on the swing - super cute

nothing better than a sleepover!

Geocaching!

Rhino Rides!

by saturday afternoon we were all exhausted

Saturday Night we had a program for Grandma and Grandpa Johnson and shared lots of fun memories about them. It’s great that they can still do so much. I didn’t get to see them more than once a year when I was a kid but now we live close and get to stop in and visit.

Arden and Elma Johnson

w/ their daughters - Annette, Carol, Diane

the 6 favorite Grandkids! jk the others couldn't make it 🙁

The Great Grandkids! I think only 3 are missing